thankful tuesday, 7/26

do you like the new blog header? i finally figured out how to make a collage in picasa...hooray! but that's not what i'm thankful for...it's for blessings like these!

• kiddo's first sleepover at anya's
• date night with my hubby
• enjoying 10 years of fantastic harry potter films
• counting stairs with the bennett (1,2,7,13,17, 10)
• girl's night out to the pub
• ella's first week of vbs...pandamania
• rocking out to the pandamania sound track with the kids
• serving with joy
• wes' chilvary and running out to the pharmacy in the middle of the night
• sunday night picnic with friends...a beautiful way to end the a weekend
• e&b's first baseball game
• a great night with the brenners/adams/walsh crew - thank you!
• all 4 of us crashing for an afternoon nap
• daisy chains with ella
• rain after some hot hot days
• going on an "elija hike" with 16 sunday schoolers
• living vicariously through my future sister-in-law's summer in africa
• a baking, braiding and bonding afternoon with ella w/o the boys
• my sports illustrated magazine fly swatter
• sticker mischief
• bennett's recycling